Berlin Elections Bring More Trouble for Merkel Coalition

The biggest surprise in Sunday’s election was the success of the Pirate Party.
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Andreas Baum, top candidate of his Pirate Party for state elections in Berlin, is seen on Sept. 18, 2011 in Berlin, after exit polls were published. (Soeren Stache/AFP/Getty Images)
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